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Course summary
Film has the power to entertain, challenge, inspire, shock, and educate. That’s why you love it. It’s why we love it, too.
From Hollywood blockbusters to streaming platforms and YouTube, the film industry moves quickly. Producers and marketers are on the lookout for new ways to tell stories and sell their content – and that’s where our Film Studies degree comes in.
On this Film Studies BA(Hons) course, you’ll focus on film and TV in a global, digital media landscape, where content, audiences, fans, business, and tech all work together in fascinating ways.
Join us and start your journey towards becoming a thinker and creator in the screen industries of tomorrow; our film studies course is one of the most rounded degrees you’ll find.
Why Study Film Studies BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?
During this exciting film degree, you’ll learn from our world-leading academics as you analyse, research, and write about a rich variety of movies, from blockbusters to world cinema and social content.
You’ll be at the heart of a fast-developing centre for the screen industries, here in Yorkshire, thanks to your degree in film studies. You can graduate with a diverse portfolio of work, including video, audio, and written content. Plus, you’ll benefit from expert teaching alongside work experience opportunities.
In year three, you can take an optional placement year, before you go on to your final year of study. This optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement can be completed in the UK or abroad and allows you to gain valuable hands-on experience.
If you’re keen to progress within movie making, production, filming, television, or screenwriting, our Film Studies degree course is for you. An impressive 100% of graduates from this subject are in work and/or further study 15 months after graduating, too (HESA Graduate Outcomes 20/21, UK domiciled graduates).
Professional Bodies
At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you can gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
†full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.
Why Huddersfield?
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.
Modules
Year 1 modules include:
• Analysing Content
• Media Users, Audiences and Fans
• Film and Media Industries
• Digital Communication Technology
• Digital Video Production.
To see the full range of modules and descriptions, please visit our website. A link to this course can be found at the bottom of the page in the ‘Course contact details’ section.
Assessment method
Teaching is via lectures, seminars and workshops, newsdays, work-based learning and placements, project work, dissertations, one-on-one and group supervision, and digital learning.
Apply by
29 January
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Application codes
- Course code:
- A132
- Institution code:
- H60
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus Code:
- -
- Points of Entry:
- Year 1
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
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How to apply
Apply by
29 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- A132
- Institution code:
- H60
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus Code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.
Course optionsEntry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 104 points
from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
A level - BBC - BCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM - MMM
Access to HE Diploma - M: 45 credits
or above.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
112-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
T Level - M
Applications from international students will be considered on an individual basis, and with advice from the University's International Office.
Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
English language requirements
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent.
Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements pages. https://hud.ac.uk/international/courses-and-entry-requirements/international-entry-requirements/
Contextual admissions
Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.
Our offer-making is transparent, consistent, and equitable.
Whilst we do not use contextual data as part of our decision making, an offer below the publicised entry criteria may be made in exceptional circumstances. This might be where there is evidence supplied by the applicant and/or referee that the applicant’s grades may have been affected by individual extenuating circumstances or in relation to performance at an interview.
Historical entry grades data
This section shows the range of grades students were previously accepted with - learn more. It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
- Data from:
- This course and 9 other media, journalism and communications courses
- Date range:
- 2022-2024
Grades held by accepted students
- AAB
- Highest grades
- CDD
- Lowest grades
Offer rate for UK school & college leavers
Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.
How do you compare?
See how students with your grades have been accepted onto this course in the past.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Islands | £9250* | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250* | Year 1 |
| England | £9250* | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250* | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250* | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250* | Year 1 |
| EU | £16500* | Year 1 |
| International | £16500* | Year 1 |
* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
This information sets out the tuition fee charges for full-time undergraduate students for the academic year 2024/25. This webpage will be updated with 2025/26 tuition fees as information becomes available.
Tuition fees will cover the cost of your study at the University as well as charges for registration, tuition, supervision and examinations. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see Fees and finance - http://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-finance/
If you are an EU or international student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available - https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/
Please email the Student Finance Office (sfo@hud.ac.uk) or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.
Sponsorship information
Please see our website for more information - http://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-finance/undergraduate-scholarships/
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Course contact details
School of Arts and Humanities - Admissions
Email:sah.studentsupport@hud.ac.uk
Phone:+44 (0)1484 257695
Student Recruitment Team
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Phone:+44 (0)1484 472625
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